Louisiana § RS 9:5169 - Cancellation of mortgages and privileges not securing paraphed obligations
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§ RS 9:5169. Cancellation of mortgages and privileges not securing paraphed obligations
A. If a mortgage or privilege does not secure a note or other written obligation that is paraphed for identification with it, the request for cancellation shall have attached to it an act executed before a notary public or duly acknowledged before a notary public with or without witnesses or any act that is otherwise self-proving under the provisions of Code of Evidence Article 902(1), (2), (3), or (8), signed by the obligee of record of the mortgage or privilege that acknowledges the satisfaction or extinction of the secured obligation, releases or acknowledges the extinction of the mortgage or privilege, or directs the recorder to cancel its recordation.
B. A request for cancellation by an assignee must also provide the name of the mortgagor or obligor of the privilege as it appears in the recorded instrument and registry number or other appropriate recordation information of the instrument.
Acts 2005, No. 169, §6, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 337, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 44:106 by Acts 2010, No. 284, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:5169 ("Cancellation of mortgages and privileges not securing paraphed obligations") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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